CRN Networking News

Comcast went public with its plan to outbid Disney for entertainment giant 21st Century Fox as the trend towards consolidation picks up steam for cable and internet providers hungry for content assets.

8x8 has scooped up AI startup MarianaIQ to add more machine learning and AI capabilities into its suite of cloud-based UC and contact center tools. The deal will open up new opportunities around big data for partners, the company said.

Tom Burns speaks with CRN about how Dell's networking business is becoming more visible to a wider pool of customers and how solution providers can take advantage of the growing interest in the portfolio.

The $26 billion deal, which would combine the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the nation, could open the door to a new enterprise alternative for the channel and business customers, said solution providers.

The Cisco system is in early development and executives say pilot programs in Europe are promising for partners willing to develop capabilities around artificial intelligence and customer business outcomes.

AT&T is putting its energy into building a "premier" next-generation network as its waits for a court's ruling on its $85 billion Time Warner Deal. The carrier saw business revenues for Q1 dip, but strategic services and business wireless subscribers increased.

Slide Shows

With 100 days as Lexmark's new global channel chief behind him, Sammy Kinlaw is preparing to ramp up channel spending, roll out new incentives and getting partners ready for a massive overhaul of the company's printer portfolio.

Fourteen of the 24 publicly held channel companies on our watch list saw the price of their stock increase in the first quarter of 2018 while 10 recorded stock price declines. Take a look at who were the winners and who were the losers.

Ingram Micro executive vice president and Americas group president Paul Bay says rather than focus on technology and its delivery, Ingram Micro today is all about the business outcome the channel needs to deliver.